is >> good morning to you. i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather nauert. thanks for watching fox and friends first. it is october the 3rd. >> it is the final count down to president obama and mitt romney tonight. the first presidential debate taking place in denver, colorado. peter doocy is here. we are going to get right to it. he is live for us in washington with a preview. good morning, peter. >> good morning, heather. vice president biden was down in charlotte north carolina yesterday talking about tax policies and the differences between democrats and republicans when he came out and said the middle class has been

buried since president obama took office. >> this is deadly ernst. how they can justify raising taxes to the middle class has been buried for the last 4 years. how in the lord's name can they justify it? >> now instead of focusing solely on tonight's denver the obama campaign is doing damage control even though the vice president changed had. some of the harm done once to the strong middle class republicans are taking the comments and running with it. >> vice president biden just today said that the middle class

over the last four years have been quote buried. we agree. stop digging bile electing mitt romney the next president of the united states. the obama campaign is calling that an out of context attack. the numbers they say mr. biden buried line including that that reflect high unemployment rising debt and smaller paychecks over the last four years. >> newt gingrich is talking about. >> newt beginnihe went on the r what he has to do. it is a clear-cut situation.

romney has to be clear and factual and stick to his grounds. he has to recognize he's up against the incumbent president of the united states. rom hee will t romney will try r call him. romney is going to have to communicate past layer and past obama to reach the american people. if he does that i think he could have a very good night and you could see a very good race by thursday morning. >> later in the show you are going to hear from romney's former debate coach who is with him during the primary. oo tonight's debate is exactly what we would like to hear from you on today. what would you like to hear from the candidates tonight? send your comments over to us. tweet them to us at

foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. >> those are the top stories making news at this hour. we know the identity of the border patrol agent shot dead trying to protect our border. nicholas ivy was 30 years old from utah. he leaves behind a wife and two children. avery and another agent were shot. that is an area known for drug smuggling. >> the agent died in the line of duty protecting our nation against those who threaten our way of life. his death strengthens our resolve to bring those responsible to justice. >> the guns linked the fast and

furious operation were found where he was murdered. he was the last border patrol agent who was shot dead before ivy. a judge blocked pennsylvania effort to fight voter fraud. all voters show photo id. critics many democrats claim it would disenfranchise line momin. he expected more photo id's to be issued at this time. the remaining five weeks before the election the gap between the photo id's issued and the estimated need will not be closed. some supporters say the ruling shows a clear double standard. >> obama had a rally if you had to have a photo id to go to his rally. if it is good enough for his rally why not here. >> american airlines is now blaming clamps they say were installed incorrectly for the seats popping lose during three

different flights since late last week. the airline is now inspecting other airplanes that use the very same clamps. 36 have been checked so far, 4 needed to be fixed 11 more planes still need to be inspected. the clamps were installed incorrectly during maintenance work by employees and contractors. there has been speculation the problems may have been the result of sabotage related to a bunch of ongoing labor disputes between the company and the union. but the airline ruling that one out. another dead end in the search for jimmy hoffa's remains. michigan police say they didn't find human remains under a shed in roseville. police took soil samples last week after a tip from a man on his death bed. he claimed he saw a body being buried at the house in 1975. hoffa disappeared from a parking lot near detroit. have have been several tips over

the years. now a different orbit tomorrow to avoid hitting space junk. nasa says debris from an old japanese satellite might come too close to the station. that is your 5@5:00. it is time for another look at who is talking and brand new developments out of libya. letters obtained by fox news appear to show the company getting in charged of protecting benghazi. the letters documented dispute between blue mountain libya and security license holder and operation holder mckay. the train -- the security firm actually felt the level of security that was provided by the locals at the consulate was quote substandard. it also described the situation there as unworkable. reports also show when the libyans tried to bring in an american contractor in order to

attempt to improve security there the state department contract officer actually shut that down. steven haze who is also a fox news contributor spoke about the seriousness of the developments last night on special report. listen to this. >> it is significant. we find more and more details coming out that are problematic for the situation and suggest we aren't getting the entire story from the outset. you had susan rice and others who are suggesting that the consulate was as well secured as it could have been not only security contractors on the ground providing security for the building itself but many members. made it sound like a big team. it appears that's not the case. we learned two other things in the past 36 hours that present additional problems. we have heard about this telephone intercept between al qaeda linked groups about the attack. we know that phone call took place immediately after the

attack and the administration had access quickly after the attack. the question is, if they knew that if they had access to that information so quickly after the attack why wouldn't it shared with the american people? the commander the top general in africa who oversees this, carter han told reporters in july that the united states hadn't done nearly enough to brave the growing threat from al qaeda in libya he was saying that back in july it should have been raising alarm bells at the time. >> members of the government reform committee claimed multiple pleas were denied by the u.s. government. they sent a letter to hillary clinton demanding answers. they are also hearing next week. jason will be joining fox and friends today at 8:50. you will want to hear that one. it is time for the first degree weather update from maria molina

who has a look at this. >> looking good at the part of the eastern see board a little on the muggy side we are dealing with fog across the area because we have a storm system that is a slow mover continuing to push eastward are lingering showers. that's what we are going to be talking about across the entire eastern sea board. 75 over raleigh 63 over new york city. otherwise you can see lingering some drizzle out across up state new york down into parts of pennsylvania. we are going to continue to see the showers and storms through out the day today across portions of the northeast parts of the carolinas down to the state of florida. a lot heavier if you head southbound into the state of florida. quiet out over the plains. if you start across the northern rockies we have a strong system dipping on down. that is producing snow across

western montana and accumulations out here. snow dipping town with winter weather across parts of the northern rockies. high temperatures in the 80d across texas 75 new york city. >> thank you so much. now stories you can bank on. your share of the national debt soaring by thousands and thousands of dollars. lauren simonetti on the fox business network. how much do we owe now. >> congratulations you owe 137,000 dollars. that's the average household's liability when dividing the treasury debt of 16 trillion by the noom of u.s. households. uncle sam tacked on additional 1.3 trillion to the national debt in the fiscal year that ended over the weekend. that's why our share of the debt has grown. >> here is the depressing news. baby births are down in the united states. a lot of that is the economy. >> there's a silver lining here.

>> what's the silver lining. >> we are having fewer babies. >> the weak economy is taking its toll kids are expensive. last year's decline was much less than the previous years especially at the height of the recession. >> it is starting to get busy again. if you do have a baby you have to compete better to do price matching. >> exactly. for the first time ever few exceptions here the item cannot be in limited supply or out of stock. shoppers had 7 days you can't use on-line price match? it is 12 minutes after the hour. just hours before the

presidential debate new video of president obama back in 2007 back when he was presidential candidate is now start to go make a lot of headlines. look at this. >> people in new orleans they don't care about it as much. >> we will play more of these comments coming right up. >> could gitmo detainees be headed to the midwest? we will tell you about this when we come back.

>> good morning. it is 16 minutes after the hour. it is time for a look at who is talking this morning. our next story is a big one. it is becoming an even bigger talker. the daily caller has uncovered video from 2007 of then candidate obama at a campaign event. he's speaking before an audience

of african american ministers including his controversial former pastor jeremiah wright. >> the video in its entirety is about 40 minutes long. in the clip we are about to show you the now president obama is speaking about hurricane katrina and claims the victims of that storm were ignored by the government but the circumstance was different for 9-11. >> down in new orleans where they still have not rebuilt 20 months later there is a federal law when you get reconstruction money from the federal government called the stanford act. basically it says, when you get federal money you have got to give a 10 percent match. the local government has to come up with 10 percent. here's the facts. when 9-11 happened in new york city, they waived the stafford act, said this is too serious a problem, we can't expect new

york city to rebuild on test own. forget the dollar you have to put in. that's the right thing to do. what's happening in new orleans? where is your dollar? where is your stafford act money? makes no sense. tells me the bullet hasn't been taken out. tells me somehow the people down in new orleans they don't care about as much. >> as we mentioned earlier the daily caller obtained the video. fox news contributor and chief of the web site carlson was on "hannity" last night to discuss what you saw. >> the first thing will jump off the screen at you this is not the barack obama you have watched for the last 10 years he is whipping up race, trahatred fear. >> how would you classify the comments? racial? >> of course i would. i absolutely would. if a white politician got up in front of a white audience here's what you should know about black people they don't like you they are in charge and they are

shafting you. they are profiting from your suffering. >> what would you say that is? >> that is racial rhetoric designed to make people fearful. >> if you want to hear more of this carlson will be on fox and friends later today at 6:00 a.m. eastern time. you can watch it on the daily caller's web site. it is 19 minutes after the hour. one school buged by hugs is now deciding to ban them outright. the federal government's purchase of an illinois prison prompting fears that terrorists from gitmo could be headed to oichlt soil. new pink lemonade 5-hour energy?

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>> good morning and welcome back. it is now 5:23 on the east coast. 127,000 new cases of skin cancer caused by indoor tanning. british study found people who use tanning beds are 67 percent more likely to develop the more serious type of nonmelanoma cancer. students outraged over their middle school's recent ban on tugging. they sta -- hugging. they started a facebook page against it. there's nothing in the handbook that says hugs aren't allowed. >> thanks heather. a sudden move by the obama administration leading to concerns that it is time again to move gitmo detainees to u.s. soil. >> ainsley and heather it's

official. they are moving ahead with something it was told not to do for years. >> it spent $169 millions to buy a correctional facility in illinois that has been in a debate over bringing detainees from cuba into the united states. in a memorandum president obama directed attorney general eric holder to acquire the facility and prepare it to house gitmo detainees. they blocked any funding to transfer them from gitmo to mainland. they have been found not to place any of the detainees at the illinois facilities. >> we will not move people from guantanamo to thompson. that is my pledge as attorney general. >> skeptics including one of the vocal critics of the original plan congressman frank wolf remains doubtful. >> you can't take the attorney general at his word. >> that's not his only

objection. >> you find the violation of the senate earmark ban. the american people really expect you to live up to it. others argue the request be directly from the executive branch which is bound by the self-imposed earmark ban. because it never went through the pros tess cess it doesn't m earmark. the back door move by the administration and is pledging full opposition by the appropriations committee. supporters of the deal say there have been bipartisan support and several republicans including john manzulo. senator dirk durbin says senator deserves credit for getting a deal done. >> he represented the state in the united states senate a man who hasn't forgotten his home state of illinois. >> documents filed in

conjunction with the transfer of the prison give latitude to the facility. it is now 25 after the hour. coming up mitt romney and president obama set to face off tonight in the first presidential debate. but what does mitt romney need to do to convince americans he is the man for the job? >> there has to be a compelling reason for change. governor romney has the burden of proof. >> that was mitt prom knromney'r debate coach. coming up more on what he thinks is key for romney to win the debate. >> big weather hiding in a crtrh can? we will tell you why one school wants to monitor what your kids throw away. big brother hiding in your trash can not little brother. >> o.j. simpson was acquitted of the murders of nicole brown simpson and ronald goldman.

>> good morning to you. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather nauert. >> i am ainsley earhardt. it is 5:307b9 east coast. the excitement is building in denver few hours away from the first presidential debate. it is coming up later tonight. live in washington with the latest for us.

no doubt pretty intense operations for both of these guys as they get ready for the big contest. mitt romney in colorado we saw him briefly with senator rob portman his sparring partner for a quick break. president obama is still in nevada running through his own preparations with massachusetts senator john kerry his sparring partner they will head to colorado soon enough, though. both of them are in essence cramming for the big test tonight. number twos were duking it out on the trail and that got some unexpected attention yesterday vice vice presidemitt romney cae by the middle class. >> this is deadly earns, deadly earns. how they can justify how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class is buried the last four years.

how in the lord's name can they justify? >> vice president biden just today said the middle class over the last four years have been quote buried. we agree. stop digging by electing mitt romney the next president of the united states. and that exchange right there may be a pretty good preview of what we are going to hear tonight from the presidential candidates this is a debate that will focus entirely on domestic issues. that means a lot of talk about the economy and taxes. back to you guys. thank you, doug. tonight's debate a big talker this morning. we are hearing from the man who helped prepare romney for his primary debate brett o'donnell. o'donnell also preparing john mccain for his debate against president obama. he tells bill o'reilly what mitt romney will need to do in order to come out on top tonight. listen to this. >> the burden in the debate is on the governor, or am i wrong?

>> i think you are absolutely right. while the challenger gets elevated by being on the stage with the president clearly the president is on the mountain top. he won the last set of debates. there has to be a compelling reason for change. governor romney has the burden of proof. >> you prepped john mccain for his debate with barack obama. mccain held his own but didn't bring the debate to the president mccain never brought it to him. this guy doesn't know what he is talking about he is talking in generalities but that didn't get through to the electorate who liked obama and still likes obama. >> that is one of the reasons he has to go on offense. >> we will see tonight. coverage starts at 8:55 eastern time with megan kelly and bret baier. they will be live from denver.

>> now test time for the 5@5:30. the accused fort hood shooter one step closer to a trial. a military appeals court now has all of the information it needs to decide whether major nidal hasan will be able to shave his beard. a judge says it is a distraction. it also violates army regulations. hassan is charged with the murders of 13 people. >> air force 2 aa-bortz landing because of bad weather. the first time the vice president was approaching charlotte douglas international airport. they had to circle 23 minutes because of thunderstorms in the area. then on the way home from campaigning in north carolina it happened again. heavy fog over parts of maryland forcing the plane to circle over andrews air force base for 25 minutes then landed at dulles airport. an arizona man taking matters

into his own hand when an intruder broke into her house. >> get somebody here he attacked my husband. >> everybody's worst fear scrambled to his bedroom where he had hidden a baseball bat. >> i stepped out in the hallway i did a quick over head swing i drop the bat and through him into a head lock and wrestled him down to the ground. >> the man was able to disarm the suspect. he was carrying a 14 inch knife. they arrested shane cox. he is facing first degree burglary charges. both men suffered cuts and bruises. florida school district considering putting cameras on their crash can. a school board wants to find out what kids don't like about their school lunches and they want to do that by monitoring what they throw away. >> they will require schools to offer vegetables with their

lunches. last year students tossed out about 75,000 dollars worst of produ -- worth of produce. parents think the money could be spent elsewhere. >> this mystery woman on a manitee. the picture was snapped in florida. she got on the animal and proceeded to go on a joy ride through the water. she claimed she had no idea what she was doing was illegal. she has not been charged but can expect a $500 fine or jail time for up to 60 days. before you leave the house this morning let's get an update from maria molina. good morning. it was a pretty messy day across the northeast yesterday we had to deal with rain and thunderstorms and even dense fog. we are going to deal with that today. although the rain i don't think will be as heavy as yesterday.

up state new york down into parts of western pennsylvania and dense fog out across the new york city area. we are going to be seeing delays in the big airport hubs due to how dense the fog is. as we head southbound to florida dealing with some of the rain still as well. the storms will be a very slow mover. relatively weak. we are not expecting flooding rains from that storm. as we head westbound into parts of the northwest we have a strong storm pushing into parts as we head into tomorrow. this storm had cold air with it. it will be through areas of snow through parts of monday tan nall. you can see 4 inches of snow across parts of north talk and minnesota winter weather advisories. due to the anticipated snowfall

current temperatures in the northwest. it is time to entertain this. seems like chloe cardian and lopez has the x factor they are talking about. >> it is another day of diva verses diva drama on american idol. watch nikki minaj threaten to punch her out. (inaudible yelling) >> heather never threatened to punch me out. the blowout was over a contestant's performance. eventually the try outs had to be cut short for the day for two judges to cool off. producers are worried the bad

chemistry are going to cause trouble for the show. dancing with the stars. >> the all car couple with the lowest combined total and therefore leaving right now is joey and kim. >> joey and his partner kim they were sent home. >> talk about another kind of sport shall we? it is time for the starting roundup sports stories making headlines at this hour. >> it is the last day of the regular season and the yankees control their own destiny. >> there you have it. the game winning rbi in the 12th to beat boston 4-3. the yankees win their one game lead over baltimore. the a's beat the rangers 3-1 and they are tied for the division in the american league. tonight's winner gets the title.

the loser a wild card spot. may be game over for the season for green. the jets wide receiver antonio holmes is likely done for the season. he injured his foot against the 49ers sunday. the best defensive player is already out with the season with a knee injury. >> that's a shame. 40 minutes after the top of the hour. if you light up your job prospects could go up in smokes. why one city is saying no to smokers. survival gear in case of an attack. we will ask if this is normal or nuts? there are patients who will question, why does my mouth feel dryer than i remember it to be?

there are more people taking more medication, so we see people suffering from dry mouth more so. we may see more cavities, bad breath, oral irritation. a dry mouth sufferer doesn't have to suffer. i would recommend biotene. the enzymes in biotene products help supplement enzymes that are naturally in saliva. biotene helps moisten those areas that have become dry. those that are suffering can certainly benefit from biotene.

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>> it is 15 minutes before the hour. no ifs, and/or butts about it. they say it won't hire smokers. the decision was made to shave money they say. those who light up it costs $1,200 in higher insurance premiums. those who smoke are exempt from that policy. teen drinking and driving is down 54 percent. the agency says it dropped in thanks to more awareness about thing dangers of drinking and driving also newer laws an increased minimum drinking age to 21. thank you, heather. it is a question we have to ask ourselves from time to time. am noirmal or am i nuts? : keith ablow is here to answer all of the e-mails. >> always fun to read. >> little curbside consult. >> this lady says my well

educated highly successful husband is obsessed with immature dumb jokes. it's really irritating and childish. is that normal or nuts. >> isn't that normal for every guy? >> he shouyou should joan by pr. it is annoying and dumb but it's not crazy. th it's the guy's ray of trying to be like the rest of us. what do you say? you show empathy listen we know you have a boyish heart you don't have to go there with these one liners. relax. maybe he will. >> you take the good with the bad. this they are going to help you clean the kitchen they are a good father and husband so they tell an immature joke every now and then. >> sometimes people feel compelled to do that to take the edge off their intellect. settle him down. the second question i have amassed years of food, fuel, generators outdoor survival gear

and enormous cash of defensive ordinance in case disaster strikes. i am hoping for the best but i am expecting the worst. >> here is the thing. way normal. >> really? >> you are like, really? yes, how can this guy be crazy when the iranians are close to getting a nuclear weapon. it may be that the rest of us who aren't amassing survival gear are the crazy ones. i say check the ammunition make sure it is live because these are dark days potentially. this person gives the key he says i am hoping for the best. they are not delusional simply seeing reality. these are tough times. >> where, prey tell you suggest we store all of this cash weapons and water in apartments in new york city. >> the cash in my department the other stuff you can keep in your own storage unit. >> i am coming to your house.

>> my monose bugged me. it's not awful but i want it fixed by a plastic surgeon. my friends say it's nuts but surgery is an expensive waste of money. some days i look in the mirror for 30 minutes. i am going to say nuts but not for the reasons you might think. >> this is what everyone does. everybody wants to change something about themselves. >> you know why she is crazy? she hasn't done it. she is looking in the mirror for 30 minutes. go get a plastic surgeon take the leap because i wonder what else in this woman's life she hasn't been willing to do even though she knows she wants to. >> in your experience people that get plastic surgery are they usually happy with it? >> i think it gets a bad wrap. it helps a lot of people feel better about themselves. what is so terrible. it's not a terrible thing. go. >> if you are not happy. >> the cash you are going to

store it for ammunition anyway. >> make sure you send doctor ab low your questions at friendsfirst@foxnews.com. he is going to tell you if you are normal or if you are nuts. thanks. good to see you. it is 47 after the top of the hour. inmates let out of jail to go on deer runs? it's the last chance to he knows the question of t-- beer runs. your e-mails are coming up next. we are checking in with steve doocy to see what's coming up on fox and friends. >> fox and friends commences 12 minutes from right now. i will be ready to talk by then. we will be talking about the big debate tonight asking denver the rumble in the rockies as the candidates prepare. joe biden yesterday did you hear him talk about how over the last four years the middle class has been buried? barney weighs in on that.

also tucker carlson brought to life a video that shows then senator barack obama like you have never seen these days. we will talk a little bit more about that. frankie valli joins us on couch. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy.

>> 8 minutes before the hour. final preparations are underway for the first presidential debate tonight. peter doocy joins us live from washington with more. hi there, peter. >> as you know mitt romney and president obama do a lot of talking about each other at rallies and in interviews and they hardly ever have anything positive to say. tonight they will have a chance to say whatever it is they want

to their opponent's face for the first time. tonight's debate in denver will be moderateed by jim leerer and will be split up between 6 segments the first focused on nt economy followed by lines of questioning about other dop stick policy issues including healthcare and since both sides know there will be ten's of millions of voters hanging on their every word they have been hunkered down the last few days per respecting their pitches and lines of defense. president obama has been in the swing state in nevada since sunday with his sparring partner jim kerry. although the president took a brief break yesterday and visited the hoover dam. while he has been in colorado another spring state studying for his first ever presidential debate and arguing with ohio center rob portman to stand in for mr. obama. why we did see the gop nominee

for a few minutes out in the open at chip poelt ta ordering a burrito bowl. they will show the stage tonight at 9 eastern. we are looking forward to it. >> peter doocy thank you so much. it is time for the responses to the brew on this question of the day. tonight is the first presidential debate. we wanted to know what you would like to hear from the candidates tonight. joey in california says i would love to hear the candidates views on securing our borders as well as the attack on libya. lana tweeted us i would like to hear the 20 percent tax plan of romney and ryan. they need to give up some specifics. >> mike said i would like for them to sincerely answer our questions and not go off on their political talking points. that's a good one, mike. >> thanks everyone who responded keep those comments coming. don't forget fox's coverage starts live at 8:55 with megyn kelly and bret baier. we will have all of the highlights here on fox and friends first tomorrow morning. 8 minutes to the top of the

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♪ >> it is five minutes until the top of the hour. we look at the good, bad and the ugly. first we'll start with the good. ♪ [ singing ] ♪ okay marlins adram greenburg getting to bat the first time since he was hit by a pitch

since 2005. he struck out; then the bad. let out of jail to go on beer runs. guards let inmates go to the store and one inmate bought beer and chips and cookies for the guard. and the ugly. a dog gets stuck in the grill of the car and survives . >> ouch. >> this happened in massachusetts and the driver went 11 miles before realizing it and amazingly only suffered a minor concussions. >> this is fantastic. mark. can i go anywhere without being quizzed? >> it is always a test. >> what do you think. >> i am going to go with. >> it has